bridges

[US]/ˈbridʒiz/
[UK]/ˈbrɪdʒɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. structures built to span physical obstacles such as rivers or valleys, connecting two points; something that connects or acts as a link between two things

vt. construct bridges over; to make a connection between two things

Phrases & Collocations

suspension bridges

crossing bridges

stone bridges

arched bridges

historic bridges

Example Sentences

Many bridges span the Thames.

Many bridges were swept away by the flood.

The police are trying to build bridges with the local community.

Bear in mind that bridges freeze before roads.

bridges perform the function of providing access across water.

transporter bridges to span rivers without hindering navigation.

he bridges the gap between serious and popular music.

The builders have contracted for three bridges this year.

Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railway and a highway.

The government has burned most of its bridges to the outside.

Bridges over railroad tracks root danger out in crossing.

Manufacture of glass fibre moulded and pultruded duckboard for bridges, enclosures, flooring;...

This transforms the callus into a tougher fibrocartilaginous callus, which bridges the gap between the two pieces of bone.

By making the bold promise, he had burnt his bridges, for now he had no option but to go forward with the project.

Uses:The product is widely used for protection and partition in such fields as grassland,meadow,woods,fowlery,husbandry,sportground,virescence land,riverbanks,bridges and reservoirs.

The vidette of the Lane des Precheurs had remained at his post, which indicated that nothing was approaching from the direction of the bridges and Halles.

The works that Hyder has undertaken cover areas of railways, highways, tunnels, bridges, buildings, geotechnics, environmental science, water supply & sewage treatment, airport and harbors, etc.

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